Obituary notice of George Whitefield, 1770.

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Obituary notice of George Whitefield, 1770.

Obituary notice for George Whitefield, with a poem by Keteltas, dated Thursday, October 25, 1770: "Mr. Holt, please insert the following character and verses in your paper & you'll oblige your humble servant Abraham Keteltas." Note in a different hand following the poetry text reads, "This article is noticed under the name of Keteltas among the mss in the catalogue of the library of the N.Y. Hist. Soc. --T[imothy].A[lden]."

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New-York Historical Society Library

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Whitefield, George, 1714-1770

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Epithet: Reverend; of Add MS 34068 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001152.0x0000fb Epithet: Reverend; Preacher British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001152.0x0000fc Methodist clergyman. From the description of Papers, 1750-1759. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20504475 Clergyman and evangelist. ...

Church of England

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According to the Canons of 1604, XLIX-LII, of the Church of England, only those persons whose faith and learning are known to their bishop are licensed to preach. Such is the case because the Anglican bishop has pastoral charge of his entire diocese, and the ministers of that diocese, and the ministers of that diocese are considered to be his assistants. From the description of Church of England licensing document, 1886. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122406060 The major mis...

Alden, Timothy, 1736-1828

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Keteltas, Abraham, 1732-1798

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Abraham Keteltas (1732-1798) was a Presbyterian pastor. George Whitefield was an influential evangelical Anglican preacher, and one of the founders of Methodism. From the description of Obituary notice of George Whitefield, 1770. (New-York Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 712650500 ...